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home network issues
For some people, these issues are intuitive, but you might get an introductory book on home and basic networking to serve as a reference for all these issues. I think somebody mentioned the Dummies series. I like their level of coverage, and they usually have good references to web resources.
It sounds like you have cat5 to the relevant rooms. You should just use that for everything except laptops, unless the drop is in a bad location. For laptops and shitty wiring only, use wireless. It's still more of a pain in the ass to setup than easy wired access and you run into other issues. For example, you need to figure out what other cordless devices are on what frequencies. With certain cordless phones and wireless networking, you WILL get phone static and slower wireless access.
Put the router in your hub location. With phone access or cable access, put your modem in that location too. You can usually do most of the management functions of both remotely.
If you haven't already, make yourself think about spyware, virus and sharing issues. Your kids will want to be able to share music and video and all that stuff as they get older. Also, I am sure it goes without saying, but spend a little time understanding how you can monitor your kids' internet usage and make sure it is appropriate. A cousin of mine found out that her 8 year old was chatting over the internet. Smart kid, but it made her realize that she had to figure out what her kid was looking at and make sure that there was some contol over the level of depravity her kid could find over the internet.
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